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    Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves to supporters at the Chillicothe Victory rally in Chillicothe, Ohio

    Romney: ‘Take your campaign of division and hate back to Chicago’

    Mitt Romney offered his strongest criticism yet of President Barack Obama's campaign tactics, accusing his Democratic opponent of resorting to "diversions and distractions" and "defaming others" in order to win re-election this November. Speaking on the steps of a courthouse … More »Romney: ‘Take your campaign of division and hate back to Chicago’

    File photo of a woman smoking next to a cigarette pack in central Sydney

    Australian court OKs logo ban on cigarette packs

    Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion on Wednesday … More »Australian court OKs logo ban on cigarette packs

    Gardeners work on a giant carpet made of flowers to form a floral decoration at Brussels' Grand Place

    Slideshow: Today's best photos

    A roundup of today's best photos. More »Slideshow: Today's best photos

    • FILE - In this June 29, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon. Top Pentagon leaders say have talked by phone with their new Egyptian counterparts and are hoping to continue the longtime military relationship between Washington and Cairo. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi shook up his nation's military over the weekend, replacing two men who'd had strong working relationships with the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
      Pentagon: Iran building, training militia in Syria AP - 1 hr 30 mins ago

      Iran is playing a growing role supporting the Syrian regime and is helping to build and train a militia to fight opposition forces, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. More »Pentagon: Iran building, training militia in Syria

      FILE - In this June 29, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon. Top Pentagon leaders say have talked by phone with their new Egyptian counterparts and are hoping to continue the longtime military relationship between Washington and Cairo. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi shook up his nation's military over the weekend, replacing two men who'd had strong working relationships with the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

      Iran is playing a growing role supporting the Syrian regime and is helping to build and train a militia to fight opposition forces, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday.

    • Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Ryan gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at Lakewood High School in Lakewood
      Ryan to supporters: I drive a truck, worked at McDonald’s. I’m you. The Ticket - 4 hrs ago

      LAKEWOOD, Colo--Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took the stage before 2,600 supporters at Lakewood High School Tuesday to promote Mitt Romney's energy proposals, but he had another agenda. Interlaced throughout … More »Ryan to supporters: I drive a truck, worked at McDonald’s. I’m you.

      Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Ryan gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at Lakewood High School in Lakewood

      LAKEWOOD, Colo--Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took the stage before 2,600 supporters at Lakewood High School Tuesday to promote Mitt Romney's energy proposals, but he had another agenda. Interlaced throughout his speech were subtle, but clear, references to Ryan's common-man appeal. Over the course of …

    • Supporters of Rev. Kenneth Miller stand outside federal court in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The pastor from Virginia was convicted of helping a woman flee the country three years ago, when she was on the brink of having to turn custody of her young daughter over to the woman who was once her partner in a Vermont civil union. The jury issued its verdict against the Rev. Kenneth Miller after several hours of deliberations in the case, which has drawn broad attention because of the legal and religious questions it raised about same-sex unions and child custody, and because the mother and daughter remain at large. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
      Va. pastor guilty in same-sex union custody case AP - 2 hrs 45 mins ago

      A pastor from Virginia was convicted Tuesday of helping a woman flee the country three years ago, when she was on the brink of having to turn custody of her young daughter over to the woman who was once her partner in a … More »Va. pastor guilty in same-sex union custody case

      Supporters of Rev. Kenneth Miller stand outside federal court in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The pastor from Virginia was convicted of helping a woman flee the country three years ago, when she was on the brink of having to turn custody of her young daughter over to the woman who was once her partner in a Vermont civil union. The jury issued its verdict against the Rev. Kenneth Miller after several hours of deliberations in the case, which has drawn broad attention because of the legal and religious questions it raised about same-sex unions and child custody, and because the mother and daughter remain at large. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

      A pastor from Virginia was convicted Tuesday of helping a woman flee the country three years ago, when she was on the brink of having to turn custody of her young daughter over to the woman who was once her partner in a Vermont civil union.

    • Assad's Regime 'Cracked,' Syrian Defector Says
      Assad's regime 'cracked,' Syrian defector says ABC News - 3 hrs ago

      As a furious volley of firepower hit the streets of Aleppo, Syria, today, the country’s former prime minister spoke out for the first time since his defection. Ex-Prime Minister Riyad Hijab said that President Bashar al-Assad’s … More »Assad's regime 'cracked,' Syrian defector says

      Assad's Regime 'Cracked,' Syrian Defector Says

      As a furious volley of firepower hit the streets of Aleppo, Syria, today, the country’s former prime minister spoke out for the first time since his defection. Ex-Prime Minister Riyad Hijab said that President Bashar al-Assad’s control was crumbling. “The regime is spiritually, financially and...

    • Bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340M AP - 1 hr 51 mins ago

      The state's financial regulator said Tuesday his agency has reached a $340 million settlement with Standard Chartered Bank to resolve an investigation into whether the British bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007.

    • ‘Deferred action’ forms for young illegal immigrants now online The Lookout - 4 hrs ago
      Immigrants flood center with questions.

      Dreamers are finally getting their dream--or at least part of it. Starting on Wednesday, illegal immigrants aged 30 or younger who were brought to the country as children may apply for relief from deportation and a two-year, renewable work permit under President Barack Obama's deferred action program. As many as 1.7 million …

    • Darwin’s notes on marriage discovered, ‘better than a dog anyhow’ The Sideshow - 3 hrs ago

      Despite devoting his life to science, Charles Darwin had a long and reportedly happy marriage, fathering 10 children after proposing to his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1838. But the naturalist and father of modern evolutionary theory wasn't always sold on matrimony, writing out a list of pros and cons on marriage in a journal …

    • Longest serving female prison inmate released ABC News - 3 hrs ago
      Betty Smithey, Longest-Serving Female Prison Inmate, Released

      For the past 49 years, Betty Smithey has woken up in a prison cell, the nation's longest serving female inmate. But today she is waking up a free woman.

    • Interactive panorama of Mars Curiosity landing site is far-out Technology News Blog - 4 hrs ago

      Let's face it: Unless you've got $500,000 to spare and can wait a few years, you're probably not going to be landing on Mars anytime soon. The best you can manage for now is to follow the exploits of NASA's … Continue …

    • Bill Gates foundation holds toilet reinvention fair The Sideshow - 4 hrs ago

      Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, wants to talk poop. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is hosting a "Reinvent the Toilet Fair" on August 14 and 15, is on a mission to build a better crapper. Why? Poop is a worldwide problem. Here are the dirty details: Four out of every …

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